Category: Leadership

Move Outside

He who is outside his door has the hardest part of the journey behind him.

— Dutch Proverb —

  The longer I live the more I realize that we find our “sweet spot” and purpose in life by continuously moving forward. Doing nothing will get you nothing. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 13:4, “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.”

Bike Path Thoughts…

It is that time of year where I begin jonesing for long and intense rides on my bike (with pedals) on the bike paths of Ohio.  I am so blessed to have a bike path that begins near my hometown of Covington, Ohio and stretches all the way down to the Ohio River some 80…

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Balance and Boundaries

Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices.

— Betty Jacobson —

  Know Boundaries, Know Peace.  No Boundaries, No Peace….I write from experience. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Hebrews 13:5, “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.”  

Balance Wheels

Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man's being.

— Orison Swett Marden —

  How are these three wheels looking for you?

More Balance

No matter how busy you are, or how busy you think you are, the work will always be there tomorrow, but friends and family might not be.

— Unknown —

  Life is short. John 6:27, “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” P.E.A.C.E. jay@eaglelaunch.com

Chase or Attract

Work hard, but give time to your love, family and friends. Because nobody will remember presentations, meetings, degrees and overtime on our death.

— Unknown —

  When I saw this quote I was reminded of two types of people. There are chasers and there are attractors. Have you noticed them? Which one are you? The chasers are always in pursuit of “something.”  The attractors usually have others in pursuit of them. Chasers are usually uncomfortable in their own skin thus…

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Why am I Living?

If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for.

— Thomas Merton —

  In our 3rd Thursday leadership group I often share with the group the 3 questions we must all ask ourselves and create answers to: 1.  Why am I here? (Purpose) 2.  What do I stand for? (Principles) 3.  How am I doing? (Progress) The final question Merton poses in his quote above will be…

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Balance

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of you life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

— Zig Ziglar —

  …need I say more? Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” P.E.A.C.E Jay@EagleLaunch.com  

Courage and Fear

Courage is the resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

— Mark Twain —

  Nothing stops our God-Purpose from happening quicker than unbridled fear. Fear happens, but what we do with it determines what happens with us and having the courage to face it head on with God as our co-pilot is the only way to master it. I have to think God gave us the ability to…

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Help

People only see what they are prepared to see.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

  I like this quote by Emerson as I also believe there are some of us who only want to see what we want to see (i.e. denial).  A couple of keys to personal growth is to always have more questions than answers and having people in our lives who’ve seen beyond what we are…

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